《Sailing the Oceans》课件4（人教版选修9）.pptVIP

What would you do if: Plan of action You were far from land and a storm arose. You knew your latitude but didn’t know your longitude. You were blown off-course. You were offshore but you needed more food and water. You wanted to keep a straight course. You were lost with no land in sight. wait till the storm is over, and then find your new position and return to your original course use knots to find your speed and work out your approximate longitude use the compass and the astrolabe, quadrant or sextant to find out your position, return to your former course. follow nesting birds to shore; look for special cloud formations or fog over streams to find land use a compass measure your position using the sun or stars; look for sea birds, cloud formations, fog or seaweed to show that land is nearby- ( 10 minutes ) Homework 1. Review this passage. 2. Preview Learning about language. ? ( 5 minutes ) Sailing Question: How many oceans are there in the world ? Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean world map exploration Write down the words you know, which are related to navigation and sea . sail, sailor, voyage, latitude, longitude, equator, horizon, captain, land island, nautical middles, explore, exploration… seaman, seaweed, seafood, shore, offshore, onshore, beach, beach-ball, seabed, sea-bird, seagull, sea shell, seaside, sea water, seasick, coast, coastline, tide, wave, current… ( 5 minutes ) compass Astrolabe(星盘) Sextant(六分仪) sea/nautical chart navigators early navigational instruments What is a navigator? What is the difference between a navigator and an explorer? A navigator explores new routes across the sea. A navigator explores the sea; an explorer discovers new places on land. Zheng He Is he a navigator or an explorer ? He made seven voyages during his lifetime and contributed greatly to the science of navigation in China. Zheng He Marco Polo James Cook How do you think seaman found their way before modern ac